Hi,
> Over the past couple of days I've been playing with my XF86Config file,
> and having to reboot each time to see the results really sucks. I'm
> positive there is a better way but a check to the xdm man page reveals
> nothing.
You can end the Server by pressing ctrl+alt+backspace. (if you ahve allowed
that in the config file) then xdm will restart a new one with new configuration.
It depends on the configuration, even xdm can restart the x-server
automatically after logout, if you put
DisplayManager.DISPLAY.terminateServer
This boolean resource specifies whether the X
server should be terminated when a session termi-
nates (instead of resetting it).
in xdm's resources.
Additionally you can kill the x-server from comamnd line
with "killall X". All this won't require you to reboot.
If you have the following translation in the xdm resources:
xlogin*login.translations: #override\
Ctrl<Key>R: abort-display()\n\
<Key>F1: set-session-argument(failsafe) finish-field()\n\
Ctrl<Key>Return: set-session-argument(failsafe) finish-field()\n\
<Key>Return: set-session-argument() finish-field()
you can even terminate the xdm with ^r in the login window. (if you have
started the xdm from inittab it will be restarted and startes a new server,
too).
Greetings
Bernd
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